Hello all - Peter if you are correct in placing "sensation-seeking" ( arousal
studies?) as the main association then we must attend to the work of Gunnar
Breivik and his ten year study in the context of Zuckerman. To cut a long story
short Breivik clearly stated that "risk" was NOT a workable concept!!!! This was
because it was too full of cultural "stuff". So in this context we have again
many questions to ask ourselves.
best wishes
steve bowles
Peter Bunyan wrote:
> Maybe this is not adventure but associated with your sensation seeking
> capacity, one of the sub scales identified by Zuckerman deals with our
> desire for noval experiences and we should not always think that the post
> event states are a result of adventure. This is particularly true in terms
> of novices.
>
> Pete.
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> Peter Bunyan 01243 816317
> Adventure Education Component Leader
> School of Physical Education
> University College Chichester
> Chichester PO19 4PE
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> >>> "stephen hannon" <[log in to unmask]> 12-Mar-00 10:38:01 PM >>>
> "Is risk an essential part of adventure"
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> On reflecting on my own personal experiences in the outdoors I found that I
> had similar thoughts to P Varley. The outdoor experiences which I remember
> most don't feature risk, they involve bivoacs, swimming in the sea as part
> of a camping expedition, having lunch at the top of a rock climb on a sunny
> day etc
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> In training leaders for the outdoors, I have found that they are preoccupied
> with the notion of risk as the most important ingredient in the
> outdoor/adventure learning process. Are instructors preoccupied with the
> importance of risk because it places more importance on their role in
> CONTROLLING the learning process?
>
> Stephen
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> From: VARLEY P MR <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: 08 March 2000 13:16
> Subject: (Fwd) Re: Risk Discussion
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> Subject: Re: Risk Discussion
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> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 13:02:08 GMT0BST
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> Peter and co.,
> 1)What is the Adventure Paradigm, at the considerable
> 'risk' of exposing my not inconsiderable ignorance - is this an
> academic or practitioner model, and if so who devised it etc. As
> posted earlier, I'm interested in any writing or theorising on the
> nature of and motives for adventurous undertakings.
> 2)Do any of you use or acknowledge the work of R.W.Emerson et al on
> transcendentalism in understanding the affect of adventurous
> experience, as part of the risk experience, or possibly as
> something beyond all that - more to do with the experience of nature
> and the great outdoors? I found that, when questioned about what I
> enjoyed most about my own experiences outside, that it was bivouacing
> or even just dozing on a mountainside that topped the list, whereas
> 'gripped on Debauchery' made the best pub story and (still) provides
> the clearest memories.
> 3) Is risk an essential part of adventure?
> I realise that these rather more prosaic enquiries may derail the
> focus of your dicussions, but I'd value your collective thoughts
> nonetheless.
> Pete Varley
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